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Donavan McKinney: “Michigan is home to I think at least 80% of the country's…”

Featuring: Donavan McKinney, Michigan House of Representatives, District 11

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CAN DETROIT ELECT A PROGRESSIVE? | Donavan McKinney

Published | Video Starts at 45:43

But you can't utilize ocean water because of the salt content. If you use the salt, it's going to rust and deplete a lot, a lot of lakes here. So Michigan is home to I think at least 80% of the country's fresh water and then 20, little over 20% of the world's fresh water because of our Great Lakes. So Michigan is prime time. So we were already ahead of the curve when it came to legislation. Under the Democratic trifecta last term, we pushed some legislation for data centers. (45:43–45:56)

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Asserts that Michigan holds a significant portion of the U.S. and world's fresh water due to the Great Lakes.

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